live in newtown, connecticut, i'm danielle lee. now back to you. >>> friday's shooting has caused schools all over the country to increase security. in prince george's county police have stepped up patrols around area schools. tony? >> reporter: good morning. prince george's county police have stepped up their patrols as you just mentioned. they actually said they're going to be on campuses throughout the week. now earlier this morning at 10:00 all prince george's county schools observed a moment of silence. >> at this time we are going to have a moment of silence in honor of our students in connecticut. >> reporter: three days after the tragic events took place in newtown, connecticut, schools in our region prepared to go in session and here in prince george's county police and security officers showed increased presence, a presence that officials hope will bring normalcy back to a rattled school system. >> it's very important that we have some age appropriate discussions as the students bring this -- their concerns forward so tha